To Do: Dave Chapelle, Brew at the Zoo Sold Out, Less Fun Activities Still Available

• Dr. Octagon at the Black Cat. $18 at 8: 30PM. [ Black Cat ]

• Alcian Blue with Music for Headphones and The December Sound at The Red and The Black. $8 at 8PM. [ The Red and The Black ]

• Roderick MacFarquhar discussesMao's Last Revolution, "a brilliant new analysis of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution." Free at 7PM. [ P&P ]

• Wooly Mammoth with Owls and Crows, Kouhetek and Kiss and Ride at the very brand new Rock and Roll Hotel. [ Rock and Roll Hotel ]

• Joe Meno reads fromThe Boy Detective Failsabout a former boy detective, now grown up "confronts the nearly impossible solution to the mystery of his sister's death." This book might or might not be for young adults, but either way it has a cute cover. Dupont Olsson's at 7PM. [ Olsson's ]